Psalms 80

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] TO “LILIES OF TESTIMONY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubim—shine forth,

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

2 Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Your might, and come for our salvation.

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!

3 O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.

Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

4 YHWH, God of Hosts, until when? You have burned against the prayer of Your people.

LORD God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

5 You have caused them to eat bread of tears, And cause them to drink With tears a third time.

You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

6 You make us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies mock at it.

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Your face to shine, and we are saved.

Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

8 You bring a vine out of Egypt, You cast out nations, and plant it.

You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.

9 You have looked before it, and root it, And it fills the land,

You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.

10 Hills have been covered [with] its shadow, And its boughs [are] cedars of God.

The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.

11 It sends forth its branches to the sea, And its shoots to the river.

It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.

12 Why have You broken down its hedges, And everyone passing by the way has plucked it?

Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

13 A boar out of the forest tears it, And a wild beast of the fields grazes it.

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

14 God of Hosts, turn back, we implore You, Look from the heavens, and see, and inspect this vine,

Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

15 And the root that Your right hand planted, And the branch You made strong for Yourself,

the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.

16 Burned with fire—cut down, They perish from the rebuke of Your face.

It’s burned with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.

17 Let Your hand be on the man of Your right hand On the son of man You have strengthened for Yourself.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

18 And we do not go back from You, You revive us, and in Your Name we call.

So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

19 O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!

Turn us again, LORD God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.